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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose love from the opera Faust does the narrator describe as a mockery in Chapter 9?
2. What word from Chapter 7 means a frequent visitor to a place?
3. The narrator states in Chapter 10, “It is the spirit of the South to defend everything belonging to it. The North is too” what “for such a spirit”?
4. At what hotel do the narrator and the millionaire stay in Paris in Chapter 9?
5. While at the opera in Chapter 9, the narrator realizes that the beautiful young woman sitting next to him is whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the millionaire described by the narrator? What does he look like?
2. What does the narrator get in exchange for his work for the millionaire in Europe? What are his impressions of the continent?
3. With whom does the narrator discuss race relations while on the train in Chapter 10?
4. How is ragtime music received in Europe, according to the narrator in Chapter 9?
5. What does the narrator do upon arriving in New York in Chapter 6?
6. How does the narrator describe the patrons of the club where he plays music in Chapter 6?
7. How does the narrative distinguish the differences between the North and South regarding race relations?
8. Whom does the narrator spot at the opera in Chapter 9? What is his reaction?
9. How does the narrator describe the rooming house and landlord where he first stays in New York in Chapter 6?
10. What have critics noted in regard to the relationship between the millionaire and the narrator in the novel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of race relations in the novel. How is racial prejudice expressed through the language of the narrator during his childhood? How does the language influence the narrator’s views of African Americans and whites? What impact does this language have on readers today?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of the narrator’s mother and her relationship with the narrator in his youth. Why does the narrator’s mother not inform him of his heritage before he discovers the truth at school? How do the other students react to the narrator’s misunderstanding with the principal? How does the narrator’s discovery of his black heritage influence his personal view of himself and of the others around him?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the underlying racism depicted in the narrator’s classifications of African Americans in Chapter 5. In what ways does this delineation break down to personal prejudice? Do you agree or disagree with the assertions of the narrator? Why?
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